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NGC4770

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:53:32.2
Declination: -9:32:28
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS
Sub-type: S0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4770.  See NGC 4768.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4770

18" (4/29/06): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 E-W, 0.8'x0.5'.  Contains a moderately bright, round core, ~20" diameter with faint extensions.  Located 12' W of mag 5 Psi Virginis.